Frustulia (Algae) Movies

Frustulia Video No. 1 - A Frustulia diatom swims back and forth, working its way through bits of debris; under darkfield illumination at a magnification of 400x with a playing time of 19.0 seconds. Choose a playback format that matches your connection speed: 28.8k (modem), 56.6k (modem), or T1/Cable/DSL, or download this video clip in MPEG format (2.78 MB).

Frustulia Video No. 2 - A Frustulia diatom glides across the microscope field; under darkfield illumination at a magnification of 400x with a playing time of 17.6 seconds. Choose a playback format that matches your connection speed: 28.8k (modem), 56.6k (modem), or T1/Cable/DSL, or download this video clip in MPEG format (0.79 MB).

Frustulia Video No. 3 - A wandering frustulia; under oblique illumination with a playing time of 12.0 seconds. Choose a playback format that matches your connection speed: 28.8k (modem), 56.6k (modem), or T1/Cable/DSL, or download this video clip in MPEG format (0.91 MB).

Frustulia Video No. 4 - A stationary frustulia; under phase contrast illumination at a magnification of 600x with a playing time of 12.0 seconds. Choose a playback format that matches your connection speed: 28.8k (modem), 56.6k (modem), or T1/Cable/DSL, or download this video clip in MPEG format (0.87 MB).